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UNC Kenan-Flagler | December 2018

London Business School | February 2019

Candidate Status: Applied, visited but not interviewing

Visit Details: I had recently been extended an interview invitation.
I was in London for the week and visited campus 3x.
Monday I had a coffee chat with a student near the campus.
Wednesday I attended a class and afterwards got coffee with another student who was my "chaperone" throughout the day.
On Friday I had a coffee chat with an admissions manager (not mine because she was in NY).

USC / Marshall

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We’re following up the USC Marshall School of Business essay questions with our essay topic analysis for the applicant pool seeking entrance in 2019. 2017-2018 USC Marshall MBA Essay Analysis Let’s take a closer look at each prompt. Essay 1 What is your specific, immediate short-term career goal upon completion of your... Read more »

With the announcement of USC / Marshall 2016-2017 essay topics, we wanted to offer our Essay Topic Analysis for the Class of 2019 MBA hopefuls. Let’s take a closer look at each prompt: Essay 1: What is your specific, immediate short-term career goal upon completion of your MBA? Please include... Read more »

Today we wanted to offer some guidance on the 2015-2016 USC Marshall MBA essays, for business school applicants targeting the University of Southern California this admissions season. This year’s USC MBA essay set is unchanged from last season. The program again requires applicants to respond to a single required prompt... Read more »

Today we’ll take a look at the USC / Marshall essay topics for 2014-2015. While the topic of the school’s single required response has changed, the 500-700 word length is similar to that of last year’s admissions cycle. Of course, given that USC only required applicants to provide one 500-750 word... Read more »

USC Marshall’s essay set for the 2013-2014 admissions season marks a notable departure from those posed to applicants for the past several years. While the school continues to demonstrate an interest in applicants’ potential contributions to the Marshall community, international experience, and personal growth, there is now only one required essay... Read more »

The USC Marshall essay topics for the 2012-2013 admissions season remain largely the same as those posed to applicants for the past several years, demonstrating the school’s continued interest in applicants’ contributions to their communities, international experiences, and personal growth. Let’s take a look at each question in more depth: Essay... Read more »

USC Marshall’s essay topics remain the same as those posed to applicants for the past several years, demonstrating the school’s continued interest in applicants’ contributions to their communities, international experiences, and personal growth. Let’s take a look at the questions asked for USC for the 2011-2012 application season: Essay 1:... Read more »

USC Marshall’s essay topics remain the same as last year’s, demonstrating the school’s continued interest in applicants’ contributions to their communities, international experiences, and personal growth. Let’s take a look at the questions asked for USC for the 2010-2011 application season: Essay 1: What are your short-term and long-term post-MBA... Read more »

Although this year’s essays topics and requirements are significantly different from last year’s, Marshall still demonstrates an interest in applicants’ contributions to their communities, international experiences, and personal growth. Let’s take a look at the questions asked for USC for the 2009-2010 application season: Essay 1: What are your short-term... Read more »

This year, the USC Marshall essay topics require that candidates submit four essays, though applicants can select two of three options when completing their final response. Let’s take a look at the questions asked for USC for the 2008-2009 application season: Essay 1: Describe in a brief essay (do not... Read more »

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